Public turns its back on Diana inquest

Despite the large amount of newsprint devoted to the Princess Diana inquest, the public gallery at the court is virtually empty. Audiences of fewer than 20 are turning up in the special annexe to watch proceedings on digital TV screens. But the media are there in force, with outside broadcast vans parked bumper to bumper and the press benches filled with teams of reporters, royal correspondents and colour writers. Why the disparity? One reporter said: "The odd thing is that the coverage of the inquest is actually boosting newspaper sales. So it's not as if the public has lost interest." Is it boosting sales? I wonder if the reporters are fooling themselves. (Via The Independent)